JP5136783B2 - Dead zone detection method and apparatus in wireless communication system - Google Patents

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JP5136783B2
JP5136783B2 JP2008176476A JP2008176476A JP5136783B2 JP 5136783 B2 JP5136783 B2 JP 5136783B2 JP 2008176476 A JP2008176476 A JP 2008176476A JP 2008176476 A JP2008176476 A JP 2008176476A JP 5136783 B2 JP5136783 B2 JP 5136783B2
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本発明は無線通信システムに係り、特に無線サービスエリアの不感地帯を検出する方法および装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for detecting a dead zone in a wireless service area.

移動端末を利用して無線サービスエリアの不感地帯を検出するシステムが種々提案されている。たとえば特許文献１には、移動端末が電波を受信できない位置の情報をサーバへ送信することでサーバが不感地帯を認定する不感地帯検出システムが開示されている。   Various systems for detecting a dead zone in a wireless service area using a mobile terminal have been proposed. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a dead zone detection system in which a server recognizes a dead zone by transmitting information on a position where a mobile terminal cannot receive radio waves to the server.

また、特許文献２に開示されたサービスエリア監視システムは、サービスエリアの境界に存在する携帯電話機が無線品質情報と現在位置を示す位置情報とを発信し、サービスエリア監視装置がサービスエリアにおける無線品質を監視する。また、３ＧＰＰ（3rd Generation Partnership Project）ではハンドオーバ時あるいは圏外エリアとの境界に存在するときに無線品質情報を送信することが規定されているので、この規定に応じて送信される無線品質情報をサービスエリア監視用の無線品質情報に兼用できる点も記載されている。   In addition, in the service area monitoring system disclosed in Patent Document 2, a mobile phone located at the boundary of the service area transmits wireless quality information and position information indicating the current position, and the service area monitoring apparatus transmits the wireless quality in the service area. To monitor. Also, since 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) stipulates that radio quality information is transmitted at the time of handover or at the boundary with an out-of-service area, the radio quality information transmitted according to this rule is used as a service. It also describes that it can also be used as wireless quality information for area monitoring.

特開２００５−２１０５３０号公報Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-210530 特開２００４−２７４３１３号公報JP 2004-274313 A

しかしながら、移動端末が基地局から受信する電波の受信電力および受信品質が十分であっても、基地局が移動端末から受信する電波のそれらが十分であるとは限らない。言い換えれば、下りリンクの受信品質は良好であるが上りリンクの受信品質は良好でないような受信品質の非対称な地理的位置が存在しうる。上述した特許文献のように下りリンクだけを考慮した不感地帯検出方法では、実際の不感地帯を反映したマップを作成することができない。   However, even if the reception power and reception quality of radio waves received by the mobile terminal from the base station are sufficient, those of radio waves received by the base station from the mobile terminal are not always sufficient. In other words, there may be an asymmetric geographical position of the reception quality where the downlink reception quality is good but the uplink reception quality is not good. With the dead zone detection method that considers only the downlink as in the above-mentioned patent document, a map that reflects the actual dead zone cannot be created.

そこで、本発明の目的は、上りリンクの無線環境を反映した不感地帯の検出が可能となる不感地帯検出方法および装置を提供することにある。   Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a dead zone detection method and apparatus capable of detecting a dead zone reflecting an uplink radio environment.

本発明による不感地帯検出方法は、複数の無線基地局および移動端末を有する無線通信システムにおける不感地帯検出方法であって、移動端末から不感状態を示す信号を受信すると、前記移動端末が接続中の無線基地局に対して当該無線基地局の総受信電力情報を要求し、前記無線基地局から受け取った総受信電力情報の総受信電力の大きさと所定閾値との比較結果によって、上りリンク干渉量の増大と電波強度の減少のいずれかを不感原因として判定し、前記移動端末の位置情報および前記不感原因を用いて不感地帯を特定する、
ことを特徴とする。 A dead zone detection method according to the present invention is a dead zone detection method in a radio communication system having a plurality of radio base stations and mobile terminals. When a signal indicating a dead state is received from a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal is connected. Requests the total received power information of the radio base station from the radio base station, and determines the amount of uplink interference based on the result of comparing the total received power information of the total received power information received from the radio base station with a predetermined threshold. Determining either the increase or the decrease in radio field intensity as a cause of insensitivity, and identifying the dead zone using the location information of the mobile terminal and the cause of insensitivity,
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本発明により、上りリンクの無線環境を反映した不感地帯の検出が可能となる。   According to the present invention, it is possible to detect a dead zone reflecting an uplink radio environment.

まず、上りリンクに関して不感地帯となる原因には２つある。第１は、移動端末が無線基地局より徐々に離れてサービスエリア端に向かっていく場合である。このとき、移動端末が受信する電波強度は減少するので、移動端末は無線基地局へ十分な電波が届くように自身の送信電力を上昇させ、送信電力の上限値を超えると送信電力のリソース不足で不感地帯となる。第２は、ある無線基地局に接続中の移動端末の数が多くなり、上りリンクの干渉量が所定のレベルより大きくなってしまう場合である。このとき移動端末は、無線基地局において自身の信号が検出できるように送信電力を徐々に大きくしていくため、送信電力の上限値を超えてしまう。これにより、送信電力のリソース不足で不感地帯となる。本実施形態では、これらの原因を切り分けて不感地帯の検出を行う。   First, there are two causes for the dead zone for the uplink. The first is a case where the mobile terminal gradually moves away from the radio base station toward the service area end. At this time, since the radio field intensity received by the mobile terminal decreases, the mobile terminal increases its transmission power so that sufficient radio waves can reach the radio base station. It becomes a dead zone. The second is a case where the number of mobile terminals connected to a certain radio base station increases and the amount of uplink interference becomes larger than a predetermined level. At this time, since the mobile terminal gradually increases the transmission power so that the radio base station can detect its own signal, it exceeds the upper limit of the transmission power. This results in a dead zone due to a lack of transmission power resources. In this embodiment, these causes are classified and the dead zone is detected.

１．システム
図１は本発明の一実施形態による不感地帯検出装置を含む無線通信システムの一例を示す構成図である。複数の無線基地局１０の各々は無線サービスエリア１１を形成し、そのエリア内に位置する１つあるいは複数の移動端末１２と無線通信可能である。複数の無線基地局１０は基地局制御装置２０に接続され、基地局制御装置２０は不感地帯検出装置２１に接続されている。 1. System FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a wireless communication system including a dead zone detection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each of the plurality of radio base stations 10 forms a radio service area 11 and can wirelessly communicate with one or a plurality of mobile terminals 12 located in the area. The plurality of radio base stations 10 are connected to a base station control device 20, and the base station control device 20 is connected to a dead zone detection device 21.

移動端末は、周知のように、無線基地局１０からの距離や無線環境に応じて所定の上限値以内で送信電力を調整する機能と、送信電力が上限値を超えた時には、不感状態を示すメッセージを基地局制御装置２０へ送信する機能とを有する。さらに、移動端末には位置情報取得手段が設けられているが、ここでは一例としてＧＰＳ(Global Positioning System)受信機が用いられるものとする。   As is well known, the mobile terminal shows a dead state when the transmission power exceeds the upper limit value and the function of adjusting the transmission power within a predetermined upper limit value according to the distance from the radio base station 10 and the radio environment. A function of transmitting a message to the base station controller 20. Further, although the mobile terminal is provided with position information acquisition means, here, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver is used as an example.

なお、ここでは、図を煩雑にしないために２つの無線基地局１０を例示し、それぞれ移動端末の在圏状態Ｃａｓｅ−ＡおよびＣａｓｅ−Ｂを示しているものとする。Ｃａｓｅ−Ａは、上述した第１の原因に対応し、移動端末１２が無線サービスエリア１１の圏外エリア１３へ向かって移動する場合であり、Ｃａｓｅ−Ｂは、上述した第２の原因に対応し、移動端末１２の他に多くの移動端末が当該無線基地局１０と通信している場合である。上述したように、Ｃａｓｅ−Ａでは、移動端末１２が無線基地局１０から遠くなるので受信電力が低下し、それに応じて移動端末１２は送信電力を増大させる。Ｃａｓｅ−Ｂでは、他の移動端末の上りリンクの送信と干渉するので、その干渉量に応じて移動端末１２は送信電力を増大させる。   Here, in order not to complicate the figure, two wireless base stations 10 are illustrated, and the mobile terminal's in-zone states Case-A and Case-B are shown, respectively. Case-A corresponds to the above-described first cause, and is a case where the mobile terminal 12 moves toward the out-of-service area 13 of the wireless service area 11, and Case-B corresponds to the above-described second cause. This is a case where many mobile terminals in addition to the mobile terminal 12 are communicating with the radio base station 10. As described above, in Case-A, since the mobile terminal 12 is far from the radio base station 10, the reception power is reduced, and the mobile terminal 12 increases the transmission power accordingly. In Case-B, since it interferes with uplink transmission of other mobile terminals, the mobile terminal 12 increases transmission power according to the amount of interference.

移動端末は、送信電力を所定の上限値を超えると、送信電力超過を示すメッセージを基地局制御装置２０へ送信する。したがって、上述したＣａｓｅ−ＡおよびＣａｓｅ−Ｂでは、移動端末の送信電力が上限値を超え、送信電力超過メッセージが基地局制御装置２０へ送信される。本実施形態によれば、このメッセージを利用して無線環境の監視を行う。   When the mobile terminal exceeds the predetermined upper limit value, the mobile terminal transmits a message indicating the excess transmission power to the base station controller 20. Therefore, in Case-A and Case-B described above, the transmission power of the mobile terminal exceeds the upper limit value, and a transmission power excess message is transmitted to the base station control device 20. According to the present embodiment, the wireless environment is monitored using this message.

２．構成
不感地帯検出装置２１は、基地局制御装置２０と接続するためのインタフェース２０１と装置全体の動作制御を行う制御部２０２とを有する。制御部２０２は上り／下りリンク不感地帯検出部２０３を制御して不感地帯の位置情報および不感原因情報を得る。制御部２０２は、このようにして得られた不感地帯に関する情報を不感地帯・原因マップ生成部２０５へ出力し、不感地帯・原因マップ生成部２０４は不感地帯を特定し、位置情報およびその原因を地図上にマッピングする。 2. Configuration The dead zone detection device 21 includes an interface 201 for connecting to the base station control device 20 and a control unit 202 that controls operation of the entire device. The control unit 202 controls the uplink / downlink dead zone detection unit 203 to obtain dead zone position information and dead cause information. The control unit 202 outputs the information regarding the dead zone obtained in this way to the dead zone / cause map generation unit 205, and the dead zone / cause map generation unit 204 identifies the dead zone and determines the position information and the cause thereof. Map on the map.

図２は本実施形態による不感地帯検出装置における上り／下りリンク不感地帯検出部の概略的な機能構成を示すブロック図である。上り／下りリンク不感地帯検出部２０３は、上りリンク不感地帯検出機能と下りリンク不感地帯検出機能とを有し、上りリンク不感地帯検出機能として情報要求部２１０と無線環境判定部２１１とを機能的に有する。情報要求部２１０は、移動端末の送信電力超過メッセージを基地局制御装置２０から受信すると、所定の手順に従って、当該移動端末へ位置情報要求信号を送信し、続いて当該移動端末が接続中の無線基地局へ総受信電力情報要求信号を送信する。総受信電力は、当該無線基地局の無線サービスエリアに在圏する移動端末からの上りリンク受信電力の合計である。   FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of an uplink / downlink dead zone detection unit in the dead zone detection apparatus according to the present embodiment. The uplink / downlink dead zone detection unit 203 has an uplink dead zone detection function and a downlink dead zone detection function, and the information request unit 210 and the radio environment determination unit 211 are functionally used as the uplink dead zone detection function. Have. When receiving the transmission power excess message of the mobile terminal from the base station control apparatus 20, the information request unit 210 transmits a location information request signal to the mobile terminal according to a predetermined procedure, and then the wireless terminal to which the mobile terminal is connected A total received power information request signal is transmitted to the base station. The total received power is the sum of the uplink received power from mobile terminals located in the radio service area of the radio base station.

無線環境判定部２１１は、総受信電力情報要求信号に対する応答として総受信電力情報を無線基地局から受信すると、後述するように総受信電力情報を用いて不感原因を判定し制御部２０２へ戻す。   When receiving the total reception power information from the radio base station as a response to the total reception power information request signal, the radio environment determination unit 211 determines the cause of insensitivity using the total reception power information as described later, and returns the cause to the control unit 202.

制御部２０２は、位置情報要求信号に対する応答である位置情報と不感原因とを不感地帯・原因マップ生成部２０４へ出力し、不感地帯・原因マップ生成部２０４はそれらの情報を用いて不感地帯を特定し地図上に不感地帯およびその不感原因をマッピングする。   The control unit 202 outputs position information, which is a response to the position information request signal, and the dead cause to the dead zone / cause map generation unit 204, and the dead zone / cause map generation unit 204 uses the information to identify the dead zone. Identify and map the dead zone and its cause on the map.

３．システム動作
図３は図１に示す無線通信システムにおける不感地帯検出に関する動作を示すシーケンス図である。まず、図１に示すＣａｓｅ−ＡあるいはＣａｓｅ−Ｂの状態にあることで、移動端末１２の送信電力が増大し、所定の閾値（ここでは上限値）を超えると（ステップＳ３０１）。移動端末１２は、送信電力が閾値を超えたことを示すメッセージを無線基地局１０を介して基地局制御装置２０へ送信する（ステップＳ３０２）。基地局制御装置２０は、移動端末１２から送信電力超過メッセージを受信すると、それを不感地帯検出装置２１へ転送する（ステップＳ３０３）。 3. System Operation FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an operation related to dead zone detection in the wireless communication system shown in FIG. First, when in the state of Case-A or Case-B shown in FIG. 1, the transmission power of the mobile terminal 12 increases and exceeds a predetermined threshold (here, an upper limit value) (step S301). The mobile terminal 12 transmits a message indicating that the transmission power exceeds the threshold value to the base station control device 20 via the radio base station 10 (step S302). When receiving the transmission power excess message from the mobile terminal 12, the base station control device 20 transfers it to the dead zone detection device 21 (step S303).

不感地帯検出装置２１は、送信電力超過メッセージを受信すると、当該メッセージの送信元である移動端末１２に対して位置情報を送るように要求する（ステップＳ３０４）。移動端末１２は、位置情報要求に応答して、自身のＧＰＳ受信機で検出した位置情報を不感地帯検出装置２１へ送信する（ステップＳ３０５）。   When the dead zone detection device 21 receives the transmission power excess message, it requests the mobile terminal 12 that is the transmission source of the message to send position information (step S304). In response to the position information request, the mobile terminal 12 transmits the position information detected by its own GPS receiver to the dead zone detection device 21 (step S305).

移動端末１２から位置情報を受信すると、不感地帯検出装置２１は、当該移動端末１２が接続中の無線基地局１０に対して、当該無線基地局１０が接続中の全ての移動端末からの受信電力値の合計を要求する（ステップＳ３０６）。無線基地局１０は、総受信電力値要求に応答して、総受信電力値情報を不感地帯検出装置２１へ送信する（ステップＳ３０７）。   When the position information is received from the mobile terminal 12, the dead zone detection apparatus 21 receives the received power from all the mobile terminals to which the radio base station 10 is connected, to the radio base station 10 to which the mobile terminal 12 is connected. A total of values is requested (step S306). In response to the total received power value request, the radio base station 10 transmits total received power value information to the dead zone detecting device 21 (step S307).

こうして、移動端末１２の位置情報と無線基地局１０の総受信電力値とを取得した不感地帯検出装置２１は、後述するように上りリンクの無線環境を推定し、位置情報を用いて地図上に不感地帯をその無線環境と共にマッピングする（ステップＳ３０８）。   In this way, the dead zone detection device 21 that has acquired the location information of the mobile terminal 12 and the total received power value of the radio base station 10 estimates the uplink radio environment and uses the location information on the map as described later. The dead zone is mapped together with the wireless environment (step S308).

４．不感地帯検出動作
図４は本発明の一実施例による不感地帯検出方法を示すフローチャートである。不感地帯検出装置２１の制御部２０２は、基地局制御装置２０から移動端末の送信電力超過メッセージを受信したか否かを判定する（ステップＳ４０１）。ある移動端末１２から送信電力超過メッセージを受信すると（ステップＳ４０１：ＹＥＳ）、上り／下りリンク不感地帯検出部２０３の情報要求部２１０は、当該移動端末１２に対してＧＰＳ位置情報の要求を行う（ステップＳ４０２）。 4). Dead Zone Detection Operation FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a dead zone detection method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 202 of the dead zone detection device 21 determines whether or not the transmission power excess message of the mobile terminal has been received from the base station control device 20 (step S401). When a transmission power excess message is received from a certain mobile terminal 12 (step S401: YES), the information requesting unit 210 of the uplink / downlink dead zone detection unit 203 requests GPS position information from the mobile terminal 12 ( Step S402).

所定時間以内に移動端末１２からＧＰＳ位置情報を受信すると（ステップＳ４０３：ＹＥＳ）、情報要求部２１０は、当該移動端末１２が接続中の無線基地局１０に対して総受信電力情報Ｐtotalの要求を行う（ステップＳ４０４）。無線基地局１０から総受信電力情報Ｐtotalを受信すると（ステップＳ４０５：ＹＥＳ）、無線環境判定部２１１は、総受信電力情報Ｐtotalが所定の閾値Ｐthより低いか否かを判定する（ステップＳ４０６）。閾値Ｐthは、図１におけるＣａｓｅ−ＡとＣａｓｅ−Ｂとを区別するために予め設定された基準値である。たとえば、Ｃａｓｅ−Ｂのように、他の移動端末による干渉が支配的となる場合の無線基地局１０での総受信電力を閾値Ｐthとして用いることができる。 If the GPS position information is received from the mobile terminal 12 within a predetermined time (step S403: YES), the information request unit 210 requests the total received power information Ptotal from the radio base station 10 to which the mobile terminal 12 is connected. Is performed (step S404). When the total received power information P total is received from the radio base station 10 (step S405: YES), the radio environment determination unit 211 determines whether the total received power information P total is lower than a predetermined threshold Pth (step S406). ). The threshold value Pth is a reference value set in advance in order to distinguish Case-A and Case-B in FIG. For example, the total received power at the radio base station 10 when interference from other mobile terminals becomes dominant as in Case-B can be used as the threshold value Pth.

総受信電力情報Ｐtotalが閾値Ｐth以上であれば（ステップＳ４０６：ＹＥＳ）、他の移動端末による干渉が支配的である無線環境であると判断され、無線環境判定部２１１は不感原因を無線基地局１０の上りリンク干渉量の増大と判定する（ステップＳ４０７）。 If the total received power information P total is equal to or greater than the threshold value Pth (step S406: YES), it is determined that the radio environment is dominant in the interference by other mobile terminals, and the radio environment determination unit 211 determines the cause of insensitivity to the radio base. It is determined that the uplink interference amount of the station 10 is increased (step S407).

他方、総受信電力情報Ｐtotalが閾値Ｐthに到達していなければ（ステップＳ４０６：ＮＯ）、他の移動端末による干渉が支配的な無線環境ではなく、不感原因はそれ以外、ここでは当該移動端末１２が無線サービスエリア１１から圏外エリア１３へ移動しつつあること、と判定される（ステップＳ４０８）。 On the other hand, if the total received power information P total has not reached the threshold value Pth (step S406: NO), it is not a radio environment in which interference by other mobile terminals is dominant, and the cause of insensitivity is otherwise, here the mobile terminal It is determined that 12 is moving from the wireless service area 11 to the out-of-service area 13 (step S408).

このようにして得られた移動端末１２の不感原因とＧＰＳ位置情報とを用いて、不感地帯・原因マップ生成部２０５は不感地帯を特定し地図上に不感地帯およびその原因をマッピングする（ステップＳ４０９）。   The dead zone / cause map generation unit 205 identifies the dead zone and maps the dead zone and its cause on the map using the dead zone of the mobile terminal 12 and the GPS position information thus obtained (step S409). ).

なお、図４に示すフローチャートのプログラムをＣＰＵ等のプログラム制御プロセッサ上で実行することにより不感地帯検出装置２１を実現することもできる。   In addition, the dead zone detection apparatus 21 can also be realized by executing the program of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 on a program control processor such as a CPU.

５．効果
本実施形態によれば、下りリンクの監視だけでは発見できなかった上りリンクが原因での不感地帯を発見することが可能となる。また、上りリンクが原因の不感地帯において、上りリンクの干渉量が原因なのか、無線サービスエリア端に存在することが原因なのかを切り分けて不感原因を特定でき、実際の無線環境を反映した不感地帯の検出が可能となる。る。 5. Effect According to the present embodiment, it is possible to find a dead zone due to an uplink that could not be found only by downlink monitoring. In addition, in the dead zone caused by the uplink, the cause of the dead can be identified by identifying whether the cause is the amount of uplink interference or the presence at the edge of the radio service area, and the dead zone reflecting the actual radio environment. Zone detection is possible. The

また、本実施形態による上りリンク不感地帯検出機能と、上述した下りリンクの受信電力あるいは受信品質に基づいた下りリンクの不感地帯検出機能と、を併せて利用することで、下りリンクのみを考慮した不感地帯検出よりも優れた不感地帯検出が可能となる。   In addition, the uplink dead zone detection function according to the present embodiment and the downlink dead zone detection function based on the downlink received power or reception quality described above are used in combination, so that only the downlink is considered. Dead zone detection superior to dead zone detection becomes possible.

６．他の実施形態
本発明は上記実施形態に限定されるものではない。たとえば、上述した実施形態では、移動端末の送信電力が上限値を超えた時に基地局制御装置２０へ送信電力超過メッセージを送信するが、上限値以内で１つあるいは複数の閾値を予め設定しておくこともできる。この閾値を超えた時に上述した送信電力超過メッセージを送信することで、送信電力超過メッセージの送信タイミングを変更することが可能である。複数の閾値を設けた場合には、不感地帯の検出だけでなく、上りリンクの無線品質レベルの評価も可能となる。 6). Other Embodiments The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, when the transmission power of the mobile terminal exceeds the upper limit value, the transmission power excess message is transmitted to the base station control device 20, but one or more threshold values are set in advance within the upper limit value. It can also be left. By transmitting the transmission power excess message described above when this threshold is exceeded, the transmission timing of the transmission power excess message can be changed. When a plurality of threshold values are provided, not only detection of a dead zone but also evaluation of an uplink radio quality level is possible.

本発明は、３Ｇ、ＷｉＭＡＸ、ＬＴＥなどの移動体通信ネットワークに適用可能である。   The present invention is applicable to mobile communication networks such as 3G, WiMAX, and LTE.

本発明の一実施形態による不感地帯検出装置を含む無線通信システムの一例を示す構成図である。It is a block diagram which shows an example of the radio | wireless communications system containing the dead zone detection apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. 本実施形態による不感地帯検出装置における上り／下りリンク不感地帯検出部の概略的な機能構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the schematic function structure of the up / downlink dead zone detection part in the dead zone detection apparatus by this embodiment. 図１に示す無線通信システムにおける不感地帯検出に関する動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement regarding a dead zone detection in the radio | wireless communications system shown in FIG. 本発明の一実施例による不感地帯検出方法を示すフローチャートである。3 is a flowchart illustrating a dead zone detection method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１０ 無線基地局
１１ 無線サービスエリア
１２ 移動端末
１３ 圏外エリア
２０ 基地局制御装置
２１ 不感地帯検出装置
２０１ インタフェース
２０２ 制御部
２０３ 上り／下りリンク不感地帯検出部
２０４ 不感地帯・原因マップ生成部
２１０ 情報要求部
２１１ 無線環境判定部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Radio base station 11 Radio service area 12 Mobile terminal 13 Out-of-service area 20 Base station control device 21 Dead zone detection device 201 Interface 202 Control unit 203 Up / downlink dead zone detection unit 204 Dead zone / cause map generation unit 210 Information request unit 211 Wireless environment determination unit

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複数の無線基地局および移動端末を有する無線通信システムにおける不感地帯検出方法であって、
移動端末から不感状態を示す信号を受信すると、前記移動端末が接続中の無線基地局に対して当該無線基地局の総受信電力情報を要求し、
前記無線基地局から受け取った総受信電力情報の総受信電力の大きさと所定閾値との比較結果によって、上りリンク干渉量の増大と電波強度の減少のいずれかを不感原因として判定し、
前記移動端末の位置情報および前記不感原因を用いて不感地帯を特定する、
ことを特徴とする不感地帯検出方法。 A dead zone detection method in a radio communication system having a plurality of radio base stations and mobile terminals,
When receiving a signal indicating a dead state from a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal requests the total received power information of the radio base station from the radio base station to which the mobile terminal is connected,
According to the comparison result between the magnitude of the total received power of the total received power information received from the radio base station and a predetermined threshold, determine either an increase in uplink interference amount or a decrease in radio field intensity as a cause of insensitivity ,
Identify the dead zone using the location information of the mobile terminal and the cause of the dead,
A dead zone detection method characterized by that. 前記総受信電力が所定閾値以上であれば、他の移動端末との上りリンク干渉が支配的な無線環境であると判定されることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の不感地帯検出方法。   The dead zone detection method according to claim 1, wherein if the total received power is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the radio environment is dominant in uplink interference with other mobile terminals. 前記移動端末の受信状態に基づいて検出される下りリンク不感地帯と併せて前記不感地帯を特定することを特徴とする請求項１または２に記載の不感地帯検出方法。   The dead zone detection method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dead zone is specified together with a downlink dead zone detected based on a reception state of the mobile terminal. 複数の無線基地局および移動端末を有する無線通信システムにおける不感地帯検出装置であって、
移動端末から不感状態を示す信号を受信すると、前記移動端末が接続中の無線基地局に対して当該無線基地局の総受信電力情報を要求する情報要求手段と、
前記無線基地局から受け取った総受信電力情報の総受信電力の大きさと所定閾値との比較結果によって、上りリンク干渉量の増大と電波強度の減少のいずれかを不感原因として判定する無線環境判定手段と、
前記移動端末の位置情報および前記不感原因を用いて不感地帯を特定する不感地帯特定手段と、
を有することを特徴とする不感地帯検出装置。 A dead zone detection apparatus in a radio communication system having a plurality of radio base stations and mobile terminals,
When receiving a signal indicating a dead state from a mobile terminal, information request means for requesting the total received power information of the radio base station to the radio base station to which the mobile terminal is connected,
According to the comparison result of the size and the predetermined threshold value of the total received power of the total received power information received from the radio base station, a radio environment determination to determine any decrease in growth and field intensity of the uplink interference amount as insensitive due Means,
And insensitive area specifying means for specifying the insensitive area using the position information and the dead cause the mobile terminal,
A dead zone detecting device characterized by comprising: 前記無線環境判定手段は、前記総受信電力が所定閾値以上であれば、他の移動端末との上りリンク干渉が支配的な無線環境であると判定することを特徴とする請求項４に記載の不感地帯検出装置。   The radio environment determination unit determines that the radio environment is dominant in uplink interference with other mobile terminals if the total received power is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. Dead zone detection device. 前記不感地帯特定手段は、前記移動端末の受信状態に基づいて検出される下りリンク不感地帯と併せて前記不感地帯を特定することを特徴とする請求項４または５に記載の不感地帯検出装置。   The dead zone detection device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the dead zone identification means identifies the dead zone together with a downlink dead zone detected based on a reception state of the mobile terminal. 請求項４−６のいずれか１項に記載の不感地帯検出装置を有することを特徴とする無線通信システム。   A wireless communication system comprising the dead zone detection device according to claim 4. 複数の無線基地局および移動端末を有する無線通信システムにおける不感地帯検出装置としてコンピュータを機能させるためのプログラムであって、
移動端末から不感状態を示す信号を受信すると、前記移動端末が接続中の無線基地局に対して当該無線基地局の総受信電力情報を要求する情報要求機能と、
前記無線基地局から受け取った総受信電力情報の総受信電力の大きさと所定閾値との比較結果によって、上りリンク干渉量の増大と電波強度の減少のいずれかを不感原因として判定する無線環境判定機能と、
前記移動端末の位置情報および前記不感原因を用いて不感地帯を特定する不感地帯特定機能と、
を実現することを特徴とするプログラム。 A program for causing a computer to function as a dead zone detection apparatus in a radio communication system having a plurality of radio base stations and mobile terminals,
When receiving a signal indicating a dead state from a mobile terminal, an information request function for requesting the total received power information of the radio base station to the radio base station to which the mobile terminal is connected,
According to the comparison result of the size and the predetermined threshold value of the total received power of the total received power information received from the radio base station, a radio environment determination to determine any decrease in growth and field intensity of the uplink interference amount as insensitive due Function and
And insensitive area specifying function for specifying the insensitive area using the position information and the dead cause the mobile terminal,
A program characterized by realizing.
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